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2010-11: Anthony DeLuca led the Saint-Eustache Vikings in points and penalty minutes in his first season in Quebec midget AAA hockey and played for Team Quebec's U16 team in the Canada Winter Games. He scored 27 goals with 26 assists and had 78 penalty minutes in 39 regular season games. The Vikings finished second to Laval in the CCM Division. DeLuca scored 4 goals with 4 assists and 20 penalty minutes in nine playoff games as Saint-Eustache reached the semifinals. DeLuca scored 4 goals with 6 assists and had 10 penalty minutes in six games at the CWG as Team Quebec captured a silver medal. DeLuca was selected by Cedar Rapids in the fourth round (47th overall) of the 2011 USHL Futures Draft.

2011-12: DeLuca played for the Lac St-Louis Lions — leading Quebec midget AAA hockey with 80 points in his second season — and skated for Canada Quebec in the 2012 U17 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 48 goals with 32 assists and 68 penalty minutes in 43 games as Lac St-Louis finished second in the Reebok Division. DeLuca scored 3 goals with 3 assists and had 18 penalty minutes in four playoff games. He scored 3 goals in five games at the WHC. DeLuca was selected by Rimouski in the second round (22nd overall) of the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft.

2012-13: DeLuca was the sixth-leading scorer on a veteran Rimouski team in his first QMJHL season. He scored 22 goals with 18 assists and was -7 with 33 penalty minutes in 67 games as the Oceanic finished second to Baie-Comeau in the East Division. DeLuca scored 1 goal and was -5 with 8 penalty minutes in the six-game first round playoff series with Gatineau.

2013-14: DeLuca had a breakout season in his second year with Rimouski. He led the Oceanic in scoring during the regular season with 35 goals and 43 assists and was +23 with 60 penalty minutes in 67 games. DeLuca was ranked 196th amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's mid-term rankings prior to the 2014 NHL Draft.

Photo: Rimouski Oceanic forward and 2015-eligible Anthony DeLuca has scored nine goals and 14 points in 12 playoff games that is poised to move on to the QMJHL championship series (courtesy of Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images)

In this week’s Prospect Impressions, a Finnish forward scores a dream goal to win the Liiga championship for his team. In the QMJHL, a pair of forwards score overtime winners of their own in clutch situations. The U18 World Championship has wrapped up, but two draft-eligible forwards had big performances in the final opportunity to raise their draft stock. The OHL playoffs are in the semi-finals, and one lesser-known Buffalo Sabres prospect is in the mood to win. Meanwhile, a former OHL forward has transitioned into the AHL successfully, paired up with a fellow forward who faced similar questions about his game. Read more»

Photo: Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Helewka nearly doubled his point total of 2012-13, picking up 50 points during the 2013-14 campaign (courtesy of Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)

The 2014 NHL Draft is still two months away, but it is never too early to take a look at some of the prospects eligible for this year's draft that have been passed over in previous drafts. This edition of "Off the Radar" looks at five prospects that could finally have their names called over the course of the two-day draft taking place in Philadelphia, PA in late June.